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Summary

I am Principal Curator in Charge of the Algae, Fungi and Plants Division. I am a plant systematist with particular interests in island floras and biogeography,
I am working on taxonomic problems and understanding phylogenetic relationships in a number of taxa and island systems in the Atlantic.
My work also aims to investigate biogeographic patterns in the Atlantic islands, specifically why we observe different patterns between archipelagos and different groups of plants.
I am currently involved in a project to investigate the use of historical collections to inform our understanding of island diversity patterns.
My research also encompasses work on speciation processes in the Macaronesian islands. This is in collaboration with Mark Chapman at the University of Southampton and is focussed on Argyranthemum, Echium and Descurainia.
With the Senior Curator in Charge of British, European and Historical herbaria, I curate the Sloane herbarium and other pre-Linnean collections in the Algae, Fungi and Plants Division. I am interested in developing these collections for both scientific and historical research.

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Summary

I am Principal Curator in Charge of the Algae, Fungi and Plants Division. I am a plant systematist with particular interests in island floras and biogeography,
I am working on taxonomic problems and understanding phylogenetic relationships in a number of taxa and island systems in the Atlantic.
My work also aims to investigate biogeographic patterns in the Atlantic islands, specifically why we observe different patterns between archipelagos and different groups of plants.
I am currently involved in a project to investigate the use of historical collections to inform our understanding of island diversity patterns.
My research also encompasses work on speciation processes in the Macaronesian islands. This is in collaboration with Mark Chapman at the University of Southampton and is focussed on Argyranthemum, Echium and Descurainia.
With the Senior Curator in Charge of British, European and Historical herbaria, I curate the Sloane herbarium and other pre-Linnean collections in the Algae, Fungi and Plants Division. I am interested in developing these collections for both scientific and historical research.

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